exocuticle

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noun

The layer between the epicuticle and the endocuticle of an insect

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounexocuticle (plural exocuticles)

plural exocuticles

  1. The layer between the epicuticle and the endocuticle of an insect

Origin

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APA

exocuticle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocuticle

MLA

“exocuticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocuticle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocuticle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocuticle.

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